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The Empire Plan is a unique health insurance plan designed especially for public employees in New York State. Empire Plan benefits include inpatient and outpatient hospital coverage, medical/surgical coverage, Centers of Excellence for transplants, infertility and cancer, home care services, equipment and supplies, mental health and substance abuse coverage and prescription drug coverage.

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Date: October 22, 2010
Subject: Upgrade/Implementation of HBA Help Line
To: Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: October 22, 2010
Subject: 2010 Participating Provider Directories
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators; NYS Agency Health Benefit Administrators Student Employee
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: October 19, 2010
Subject: New NYSHIP Special Report: Covering Your Young Adult Children
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: October 19, 2010
Subject: Federal Health Care Reform and NYSHIP Coverage of Children to Age 26
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators (HBAs)
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: September 21, 2010
Subject: New Reporting On Smoking Cessation Publication
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: September 10, 2010
Subject: Empire Plan Basic Medical Program and Non-Network Mental Health and Substance Abuse Practitioner Services Annual Deductible and Coinsurance Maximum Amounts for 2011
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: September 1, 2010
Subject: NYSHIP Coverage for Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers
To: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefits Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 25, 2010
Subject: Eligibility of Domestic Partners' Children
To: Participating Agency Employee Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: August 23, 2010
Subject: Changes in Procedures for Dependent Eligibility Audit (DEAS)
To: Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 18, 2010
Subject: NYSHIP Regional Meetings for 2010
To: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers & Health Benefits Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
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